Clément Chartier (born 1946) is a

Métis The Métis ( , , , ) are a mixed-race Indigenous people whose historical homelands include Canada's three Prairie Provinces extending into parts of Ontario, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and the northwest United States. They ha ...

Canadian leader. Chartier served as President of the

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between 1984–87 and vice-president between 1993 and 1997. Born in Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, Chartier grew up in

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. He became a lawyer in 1980, whe he was

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in Saskatchewan. Chartier was president of Canada's

Métis National Council The Métis National Council () is a representative body of the Métis people of northwestern Canada. The MNC represented the Métis Nation both nationally and internationally, receiving direction from the elected leadership of the Métis Nation's ...

from 24 October 2003 to 30 September 2021. He was president of

Métis Nation—Saskatchewan Métis Nation—Saskatchewan (MN-S or MNS) is a federally-recognized government that represents Métis people in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is affiliated with the Métis National Council. Glen McCallum was elected as president i ...

1998–2003, and turned over that office to interim president

Lorna Docken Lorna Docken is an Indigenous leader in Canada, who served as an interim President of Métis Nation—Saskatchewan in early 2004, when Clément Chartier became president of the Métis National Council The Métis National Council () is a represent ...

when he became president of the Metis National Council. Chartier announced in November 2019 that Manitoba Metis Federation president David Chartrand would lead the MNC for national affairs until the council's next election and serve as the national spokesperson. In 2021 Chartier stood for election to the presidency of the MN-S again, but was unsuccessful in his run.

Education

* 1967: graduated from

Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Athol Murray College of Notre Dame is a private, co-educational boarding high school located in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was founded by the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis in 1920 as St. Augustine school when they established Notre Dame of ...

Wilcox, Saskatchewan Wilcox ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Bratt's Lake No. 129 and Census Division No. 6. It is approximately south of the city of Regina. Wilcox is the home of the ...

* 1978:

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, Saskatchewan

Awards and recognition

* February 2004:

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from Saskatchewan provincial government

References

External links

Métis National Council: Clément Chartier profile
1946 births Living people Métis politicians University of Saskatchewan alumni Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan Athol Murray College of Notre Dame alumni Canadian King's Counsel University of Saskatchewan College of Law alumni Métis Nation—Saskatchewan people {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub